INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, INC.'S (ICIJ) MISSION IS TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS THROUGH STORIES THAT ROCK THE WORLD; FORCING POSITIVE CHANGE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $292k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $33k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
- Base
- $137k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $33k
- Base
- $146k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $292k | $10k | — | — | $302k $321k |
Managing Editor key employee | $185k | $10k | — | $33k | $233k $248k |
Chief Operating Officer | $170k | $10k | — | $24k | $211k $224k |
Editor highest compensated employee | $137k | — | — | $33k | $175k $186k |
Chief Journalist highest compensated employee | $146k | — | — | $21k | $174k $184k |
Journalist highest compensated employee | $134k | — | — | $19k | $158k $168k |
Deputy Managing Editor highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $124k $132k |
Data Analyst highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $123k $130k |
Journalist highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $120k $128k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 7 unpaid individuals.
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Climbed 17%
over 3 years
From $257k in 2021 to $302k in 2024.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
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